I-Sandals Foundation Ilondoloza Ubuciko, Amasiko kanye Nezimpilo ZaseCaribbean

Amasiko ezandla zaseCaribbean ayaqiniswa njenge Izimbadada Foundation ihola ukuqeqeshwa kokuthuthukiswa kwamakhono ochwepheshe bendawo bendawo.

Njengengxenye ye-40for40 Initiative yokuthuthukisa umnotho wendawo kanye nokwakha umnotho wendawo, uphiko lwe-philanthropic lwe-Sandals Resorts International lunweba izinhlelo zalo zokuqeqeshwa komkhiqizo wengcweti eziklanyelwe eziqhingini zaseCuraçao, eSt. Lucia, Bahamas, naseTurks & Caicos, yakhela phezu umphumela ophumelele kakhulu otholakala esiqhingini sayo sokuhlola - Jamaica.

Kulo nyaka, amadoda nabesifazane abangaba ngu-20 bezandla abavela emiphakathini yase-Canaries, Laborie, Choiseul, nase-Soufriere bahlangane e-St. Lucia futhi bathola ubuciko bokuklama nokukhiqiza ekusebenziseni izinto ezitholakala endaweni ukuze bakhe umkhiqizo oyiqiniso ongabizi kakhulu. izimakethe zabo.

NgokukaFinola Jennings-Clarke, umhlanganyeli kanye nowayenguMqondisi Wokuthuthukiswa Kwebhizinisi Nezokumaketha ku-Cultural Development Foundation (CDF), lo mhlangano wakha ibhuloho elidingeka kakhulu ukusekela ukulondolozwa kwesiko eliyingqayizivele lesiqhingi.

“Kunezinto eziningi mayelana ne-Choiseul craft ehlukile esiqhingini sase-St. Lucia, kodwa into esemqoka evame ukushoda yileso sixhumanisi phakathi kwabenzi bemisebenzi yezandla nendawo abangathengisa kuyo imikhiqizo yabo. Ngale workshop, the I-Sandal Foundation ibheka ukusiza abadwebi bethu bavala lelo gebe ngenhloso yokuthi bazoba nemakethe ngokushesha ngemva kokuqeqeshwa, baqinisekise ukuthi asilahlekelwa umsebenzi wezandla eChoiseul.”

Ephawula izinselele abadwebi ababhekana nazo eCaribbean, uNkk. Jennings-Clarke wagqamisa isidingo sendlela ehambisanayo yokugcina amathuba obuciko nokuziphilisa akhona.

“I-Caribbean ibhekene nezinselelo ezithile ekwenzeni umsebenzi wezandla. Izikhathi eziningi sizwa abantu bephakamisa ukuthi [abenzi bezandla] bazame ukuncintisana nempahla ekhiqizwe [yamazwe] okungenzeka ukuthi inamandla obuchwepheshe okukhiqiza ngezigidi noma ezinezindleko zokuphila eziphansi kakhulu uma ziqhathaniswa nezethu. Iqiniso liwukuthi ngeke sikwenze lokho. Njengeziqhingi ezincane ekupheleni kochungechunge lokuhlinzeka ngezindleko eziphakeme zokuphila nezindleko eziphakeme zokuthola izinto zokwakha, kufanele sithole indawo lapho singathola khona ukuziphilisa okuhle futhi sithengise umkhiqizo omuhle. "

"Imihlangano yokucobelelana ngolwazi efana nalezi zimakethe ezithuthukisayo ezisiqondayo isimo sethu saseCaribbean, iwazisa amagugu ethu aseCaribbean, futhi izimisele ukukhokha inani elidingekayo ngalokho."

Okwamanje kunokunikezwa okulinganiselwe kwemikhiqizo yotshani ekhiqizwa endaweni etholakala e-St. Lucia. Ukweseka ukukhula kwemboni, ukuqeqeshwa kwakha amandla ama-crafters ekusebenziseni i-Pandanus kanye ne-Vetiver Straws etholakala kuleli ukuze kuthathelwe indawo i-Rattan eyayithengwa kwamanye amazwe ebonakala ibiza ukuyigcina.

Igqugquzelwa omunye umdwebi, u-Christina McIntosh ongowokuzalwa e-Jamaica, izinkundla zokusebenzela zaletha imibono yokuthintwa kwesimanjemanje ukuze kuqiniswe inani lokudayisa.

“Sikhule sibona ogogo nomkhulu noma abazali bethu besebenza emisebenzini yezandla, intsha ihlanganisa nempilo enzima ngoba kumele wenze okuningi ukuze uthole okuncane. I-Craft yayingaziswa ngaleso sikhathi kangangokuthi wawuthengisa umkhiqizo wakho ngemali encane noma ungabi nalutho,” kusho uMcIntosh

Owesifazane oneminyaka engamashumi amathathu nambili ukuqinisekisile ukuthi isimo sezulu sanamuhla sinikeza ithuba elivuselelwe futhi elinenzuzo abaningi abangalisebenzisa.

“Ngiyaqala ngqa esizukulwaneni sami ukuthi ngidayise imikhiqizo yami ngenani elifanele okusho ukuthi amaciko angisizayo ukuthi imikhiqizo yami ifike lapho idayiswa khona bakhokhelwe imali engcono. Kukhona impilo enhle kakhulu engenziwa ngemisebenzi yezandla, uma uthanda."

Umxhumanisi wezokuvakasha weChoiseul Art and Craft Heritage Tourism Association, uPeter Phillip, wajabula ngolwazi aluzuzile futhi waphawula: “Ukube ngiba nalokhu kuqeqeshwa kusukela ngiseyingane, bengizothuthuka kakhulu. Ngifunde okuningi. Ngithuthukise amakhono ami kumaphethini ahlukahlukene, ngabelana ngezifundo ezithile ukuze ngiqinisekise ukuvumelana komkhiqizo. Njengoba ikhono lami lithuthukiswa, ngingakwazi ukuziphilisa kangcono. Ngingakwazi ngisho ukufundisa abantu futhi ngikhuthaze abantu abasha ukuthi babe nobuciko nemisebenzi yezandla njengengxenye yokuziphilisa.”

Iminyaka eminingi, izihambeli zezindawo zokungcebeleka zeSandals and Beaches kuzo zonke iziqhingi esebenza kuzo bezikwazi ukufinyelela izinto ezenziwe endaweni ezitolo zayo.

Ngo-2018, iSandals Foundation, esekelwa iBhange Lokuthuthukiswa KwaseJamaica, Uhulumeni WaseJamaica, IBhange Lomhlaba, futhi ngokubambisana namaqembu ayo ezitolo zezindawo zokungcebeleka, yalinga uhlelo lwengcweti, oluletha ukuthuthukiswa komkhiqizo, ukupakisha, ukumaketha, nokunye. amakhono abalulekile ekubunjweni kwezwe, okuholela ekwandeni kwemiphumela nokuthengisa. Uhlelo luphinde lwabona izimali ezithengisiwe zitshalwa kabusha emaqenjini omphakathi wendawo.

“Selokhu lwaqala lolu hlelo ngo-2018, ukudayiswa konyaka nonyaka kwemikhiqizo yama-artisan aqeqeshwa ngaphansi kohlelo iSandals Foundation kwenyuke ngo-23%, kwathi ngo-2021, ukuthengwa kwezinto zezandla zakuleli kwaba ngenye yezinto ezithengwa kakhulu ezitolo zokungcebeleka, ” kusho uKaren Zacca, uMqondisi Wokusebenza weSandals Foundation.

“Lokhu kwanda kokuthengiswayo,” kuqhuba u-Zacca, “kunomthelela wangempela emiphakathini njengoba kusho ukuthi abanikela ngemali eyengeziwe bazokwazi ukuqasha abantu abaningi ukuze baziphilise, amasiko obuciko endawo amele indlela yokuphila eyingqayizivele azoqhubeka, futhi ukusebenza kwalo msebenzi kungadluliselwa ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.”

Ukwandiswa kohlelo lokuqeqeshwa kwezandla kuyingxenye yemigubho yeminyaka engama-40 ye-Sandals Resorts lapho kuhlonzwe khona amaphrojekthi asimeme angama-40 akhombisa kangcono ukuxhumana okumangalisayo phakathi kwezokuvakasha namandla azo okuguqula imiphakathi nokwenza ngcono izimpilo zendawo.

Lolu hlelo luzohlinzeka abahambi abaningi ithuba lokugoduka nesiqephu sesifunda. Izivakashi ze-Sandals and Beaches Resorts nazo zingalangazelela ukuhlangana nalaba bantu besilisa nabesifazane bezandla ngokusebenzisa izitolo ze-pop-up endaweni yokungcebeleka nokubona umlingo wembuleka.